hi just a few questions.

[grum gti]

Hi there im interested in purchasing the rev burner board, however im kind of stuck on what dials to use, im wanting some clocks out of a car but im not sure which will work and which will not, So i then opted to go for the type r tacho, but could i connect something to the rev burner to tell me my speed along with the type r tacho?

ive got quite a good home made cockpit so far and a good build log for it if you fancy a look its here.
http://ice-cruise.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=242

i play LFS so ive herd the rev burner is compatible and read it on the site

thanks for reading guys.

[Cristiano]

Hi.
Welcome to the forum.

To display speed you can use  an analog speedometer or a digital one like the SPI-D display that you find on the website.

Regard analog speedometers, they tend to be on the expensive side and in general you can't find them on Ebay.

www.autometer.com has a good selection of pricey gauges.

Cheers
Cristiano

[grum gti]

hi many thanks for the reply, i think ill end up goind down the route of the digi display , just curious as to if this would rev tach would work?

http://tiny.cc/n39u6

its an ebay item! also is it possible for the rev burner to work with tachos for turbo pressure oil pressure in LFS etc?

[Mortos]

That tach should work perfectly. Just set it to 4 cylinders, calibrate it in simdash and you're racing.

Currently, the RevBurner supports tachometers and speedometers. Cristiano is working on support for other instruments, but this may require a controller board to be purchased separately.

[grum gti]

hi many thanks for the quick reply, i think ill go for that one as i could mount it to my rig easy enough. ive also thought about a set of mondeao clocks as i can get a set rahter cheap lol. ,

on a side note is it possible to run multiple tacho's say the modeao clocks and the other tacho?

[grum gti]

hi again, ive took the plunge and ordered the rev burner, im stil not 100% as t which tachos to go for

either mk2 mondeao or a typer kind of style :/ , i suppose if i went with the mondeao i could drive both off one board, and save myself some cash as i wouldnt have to buy a top speed display

any idea on postage time? and is it easy enough to wire up the mondeao tacho's, i have resonable knowlage of soldering and electrics etc

[Mortos]

One RevBurner will only be able to run one type of gauge at a time. To drive a complete dashboard you will need at least 2 RevBurners and a power supply providing enough power to all components.

A single RevBurner could however drive multiple tachometers(or speedometers) at the same time. Just not both types at once. You'd have to provide enough power for all gauges, which I doubt the onboard regulator can handle, so you'll need to connect the gauges directly to an external power supply.

Another problem with this setup is the inability to calibrate each gauge individually. With the same number of pulses, you could get different RPM or speed readouts on multiple gauges.


There is a schematic for connecting multiple RevBurners to a dash using a single power supply hidden away here

I did have some trouble finding the schematic, as there's both a documentation section and an FAQ containing only the power supply info. Cristiano, could these be grouped together?

[grum gti]

thanks for clearing that up for me, as i havnt order my gauges as of yet , so now i know to just order the one for now and see how i get on, ill probably end up with a full dash at some point lol.

thanks for all the help and info, once it arrived if i need any help i shal just make a post

many thanks again

[Cristiano]

thanks for clearing that up for me, as i havnt order my gauges as of yet , so now i know to just order the one for now and see how i get on, ill probably end up with a full dash at some point lol.

thanks for all the help and info, once it arrived if i need any help i shal just make a post

many thanks again

Hi.
If you connect the full dashboard to the rev burner, you need a proper power supply, like 3A at least.
Also you should connect the power supply following this schema:

http://www.symprojects.com/wp-content/uploads/Powersupplies_14565/psuschema2.png

If instead you use a tachometer similar to TYPE-R's, a simple walmart PSU is fine.

Cheers
Cristiano

[grum gti]

thanks for that cristinao, im just curious as to weather the PSU on sale on the site is adicaute for the rev burner with just a rev tacho?

if so ill have one of those as it would save tapping into my pc's PSU

just hope my order hasnt been shipped out as of yet lol!


Edit: Orderd a 12v psu off Ebay
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/220790602569?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649#ht_1918wt_969

that should do the trick

[Cristiano]

thanks for that cristinao, im just curious as to weather the PSU on sale on the site is adicaute for the rev burner with just a rev tacho?

if so ill have one of those as it would save tapping into my pc's PSU

just hope my order hasnt been shipped out as of yet lol!


Edit: Orderd a 12v psu off Ebay
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/220790602569?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649#ht_1918wt_969

that should do the trick

The power supplies sold on the website are good for single rev counters, they can't power a full dashboard.

Cheers
Cristiano